Older patients might remember having to wait for X-rays to be developed in a separate dark room and being worried about the levels of radiation that they were being exposed to. Digital X-rays have changed all of that; now we can develop the images instantly and begin examining them right away, and much less radiation is involved with the entire process. We can also enhance a digital X-ray to examine worrisome aspects of the mouth more closely.

 

Dental X-rays may reveal:

• Abscesses or cysts.
• Bone loss.
• Cancerous and non-cancerous tumors.
• Decay between the teeth.
• Developmental abnormalities.
• Poor tooth and root positions.
• Problems inside a tooth or below the gum line.

 

Detecting and treating dental problems at an early stage can save you time, money, unnecessary discomfort, and your teeth!